Operations Director – FM

Company: HVAC Recruitment Limited
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Location: Glasgow
Job Description:

Operations Director – Scotland

Location: Scotland (Hybrid)

Up to £120,000 + Package

Exclusive Opportunity

I’m exclusively supporting a leading UK Facilities Management provider with the appointment of an experienced Operations Director to lead a major Scottish portfolio.

This is a high-profile leadership role with responsibility for a portfolio exceeding £60m, leading more than 500 operational and engineering colleagues across Scotland.

The successful candidate will provide strategic and operational leadership across a diverse portfolio, delivering predominantly Hard FM services within critical environments including Healthcare, Education, Government and Emergency Services.

The Role

Reporting into the Regional Managing Director, you’ll be responsible for:

  • Providing strategic leadership across a large-scale Hard FM portfolio.
  • Leading Regional Operations Managers, Contract Managers and technical specialists.
  • Driving operational performance, compliance and service excellence.
  • Full P&L ownership for the Scottish business portfolio.
  • Building and maintaining executive-level client relationships.
  • Ensuring contractual compliance, statutory obligations and KPI performance are consistently achieved.
  • Leading contract retention, mobilisation and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Promoting engineering excellence, operational efficiency and a strong safety culture.
  • Supporting the wider leadership team in delivering long-term business growth.

About You

You’ll be an experienced senior Facilities Management leader with:

  • A proven track record leading large-scale FM operations.
  • Significant engineering and technical service delivery experience.
  • Strong commercial acumen with full P&L responsibility.
  • Experience managing complex, multi-site contracts.
  • The ability to build trusted relationships with senior clients and stakeholders.
  • A passion for developing high-performing operational teams.

Experience within Healthcare, PFI/PPP contracts, engineering qualifications or NEBOSH would be advantageous.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a well-established organisation with an excellent reputation for delivering complex FM services across the UK.

For a confidential discussion, or to request the full job description, please get in touch.

Posted: July 8th, 2026